By Jordanne Waldschmidt from Equipment World Article Summary New financed mini excavator sales in the U.S. fell 7.7% year-over-year to 32,500 units from June 2025 to May 2026, while used machine sales jumped 13.1%, indicating that high prices are pushing contractors toward more affordable used equipment and rentals. Caterpillar narrowly
Here’s the latest in wheel loaders from Bobcat, Case, Caterpillar, Develon, Hitachi, Hyundai, JCB, John Deere, Komatsu, Liebherr, LiuGong, Sany, Takeuchi, Volvo, Wacker Neuson and XCMG. By Don McLoud from Equipment World Wheel loaders are the go-to material handling machine for jobs where heavy loads need to be moved efficiently.
By Ben Thorpe from Equipment World Volvo CE’s net sales, orders and equipment deliveries were all up in the second quarter in North America, but the global picture continues to adjust after the company sold SDLG. Net sales in Volvo’s North American market came in at $679.2 million in the second
As seen on Equipment World EDA and EquipmentWatch recently released new reports giving a snapshot of May equipment sales. Here’s a look at both reports by the Fusable companies. (Equipment World is also owned by Fusable.) EDA’s Financing Activity Report “Equipment financing activity moderated in May following a strong increase the previous month,” EDA reports. For
As seen on Equipment World Quick Data is a snapshot of new and used backhoe sales trends from Fusable’s EDA equipment financing data and EquipmentWatch market trend and auction price reports. While backhoe loaders are still prized by utility contractors and municipalities for their versatility and roadability, demand continues to steadily soften as compact machines capture a
From Equipment World editor Don McLoud Check out the latest and most popular backhoe loaders from Bobcat, Case, Caterpillar, JCB, John Deere, Kubota, New Holland and Sany. The J.I. Case Company introduced the industry’s first factory-integrated backhoe loader, the Model 320, in 1957. It ran on a Case 4-cylinder, 32-horsepower gasoline
